For some time, there has been talks about a salary cap in the English Premier League. Something, most of the clubs are arguing against. For the next couple of weeks, Great Dane Football Blog will put focus on the wages in the Premier League and find out if they have any impact on the club's chances of winning trophies.
This week we take a look on the top five clubs in the Premier League and how their wages has developed since the 2002/03 season and until the 2010/11 season.
As the chart clearly shows the amount of money spent on wages has gone through a massive development since 2002. The money spent on wages has gone up with £491.4m between 2002 and 2011. It can be argued that Manchester City and Chelsea play the leading roles in this as they are the two clubs with most increase in wages during this time. When Manchester City was promoted to the Premier League in 2002 they spent £35.3m on wages while, in 2011, the amount had gone up to £174m. Chelsea spent £54.4m in 2002 and just the year after the wages exploded when the Roman Abramovich took over the club. In 2003, Chelsea spent not less than £114.8m in 2003 and has since 2002 till 2011 increased their wages by £138.7m.
Meanwhile, the rest of the clubs have doubled their amount of money spent on wages, but none of them in such a way as Chelsea and Manchester City.
What do you think about the chart? Are Chelsea and Manchester City guilty in the increase in wages in the Premier League? Or does all of the clubs play a role?
As the chart clearly shows the amount of money spent on wages has gone through a massive development since 2002. The money spent on wages has gone up with £491.4m between 2002 and 2011. It can be argued that Manchester City and Chelsea play the leading roles in this as they are the two clubs with most increase in wages during this time. When Manchester City was promoted to the Premier League in 2002 they spent £35.3m on wages while, in 2011, the amount had gone up to £174m. Chelsea spent £54.4m in 2002 and just the year after the wages exploded when the Roman Abramovich took over the club. In 2003, Chelsea spent not less than £114.8m in 2003 and has since 2002 till 2011 increased their wages by £138.7m.
Meanwhile, the rest of the clubs have doubled their amount of money spent on wages, but none of them in such a way as Chelsea and Manchester City.
What do you think about the chart? Are Chelsea and Manchester City guilty in the increase in wages in the Premier League? Or does all of the clubs play a role?
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